PA Implementation Era (1966-1972)
Dr. Eugene A. Stead, Jr., established the first formal educational program to educate Physician Assistants at Duke University in 1965. His first pools of students were former military corpsmen and medics with prior health care experience. Four conferences were held at Duke University to propagate the education of PAs using the 2-year Duke curriculum model, to address accreditation, certification and legislative issues and to encourage private foundations, federal and state agencies to fund and support the develop of the PA concept. Other types of educational programs emerged during this time, notable are the four-year baccalaureate program established at Alderson-Broadus College by Dr. Hu Myers, the MEDEX program established at the University of Washington by Dr. Richard Smith, the Child Health Associate Program at the University of Colorado by Dr. Henry Smith and the Surgeon Assistant Program at the University of Alabama, Birmingham by Dr. John Kirklin. By the end of this era, national accreditation and certification standards had been developed and model legislation had been drafted for state legislators to enact. The four pillars of the PA profession came into being: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Association of Physician Assistant Programs (APAP, now PAEA); the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs for Assistants to the Primary Care Physician (JRC-PA, now ARC-PA); and the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
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First training programs for physician's assistants approvedSeptember 12, 1972News release from the American Medical Association dated September 12, 1972 announcing the approval of the first PA training programs approved by... |
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Letter requesting Yale Chief of General Surgery to serve on advisory board of American Association of Physicians assistants - Correspondence: AAPA to WrightApril 7, 1972Hastings K. Wright of the Yale School of Medicine is petitioned to join the American Association of Physicians Assistants advisory board in this... |
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American Association of Physicians AssistantsFebruary 14, 1972Large bold blue ink lettered poster inviting inquiries for information and membership in the American Association of Physician Assistants. |
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Study Guide to Accompany the Program of: 'Status Report: The Physician's Assistant'1971This study guide accompanied film produced by the Veterans Administration Medical Media Network at Duke University in 1970-71 titled "Status... |
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Clipping from Newsweek, December 25, 1967 – Correspondence: Davison to EstesJanuary 2, 1968Dr. Davison, former Dean of the Duke University Medical School, sent E. Harvey Estes, Jr. this letter in 1968 with a clipping from Newsweek... |
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Proposed meeting between American College and American Academy of Physicians' Assistants: Godkins to GilreathOctober 3, 1972This letter was written by Thomas Godkins, president of the American Academy of Physicians' Associates, on October 3, 1972 to Gregory Gilreath,... |
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Duke Physician's Associate program curriculum and admissions [Informational Pamphlet Series, Duke PA Program]1972Pamphlet produced in 1972 by the Department of Community Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, to provide individuals information... |
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Little need for the American Association of Physicians Assistants - Correspondence: Rosen and Vanderbilt to GodkinsJuly 3, 1972Rosen and Vanderbilt summarize their meeting with Paul Palace, Executive Director of the American Association of Physicians Assistants. The history... |
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Proposed guidelines for the educational essentials for the Physician's Assistants1970These are proposed guidelines for the educational essentials for the physician's assistants prepared by a task force formed by action of the... |
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American College of Physicians Assistants - Correspondence: Gilreath to HowardJune 30, 1972Correspondence from Gregory Gilreath, President of the American College of Physicians Assistants to D. Robert Howard, Director of the Duke... |